Portable ticket-machine.



No. 65l,l92. Patented June 5, I900.

C. LANDERS.

PORTABLE TICKET MACHINE.

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No. 65!,l92. Patented lung 5, I900.

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PORTABLE TICKET MACHINE.

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CLYDE LANDERS, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

PORTABLE TICKE'hMACHINE.

remnants forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,192, dated June 5, 1900.

Application filed April 12, 1899. Serial No. 712,731. (N m del-l T0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE LANDERS, of Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of WVashington, have invented a new and Improved Portable Printing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact dc scription.

This invention relates to improvements in printing-machines adapted to be conveniently carried in the hand or pocket and designed particularly for the use of street-railway employees in printing transfer-tickets, although it may be used for other purposes; and the object is to provide a device of this character that may be readily and quickly changed as to its type for printing dates, routes, and time, thus obviating the trouble and expense incident to the prevailing system of complicated transfer printed tickets.

I will describe a portable printing-machine embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a printingmachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section through the line 3 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4. is a side elevation with the casing in section. Fig. 5 is an end View showing a direction-indicating dial. Fig. 6 shows a means for operating a pointer over the dial. Fig. 7 shows a means for operating time-indices. Fig. 8 shows another portion of the same mechanism. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section showing the printing mechanism. Fig 10 is a section on the line 10 10 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 shows a transferticket as printed by the machine. Fig. 12 is a section on the line 12 12 of Fig. 9. Fig. 13 is a section on the line 13 13 of Fig. 9. Fig. 14 is a face view of one of the time-printing wheels, and Fig. 15 is a face view of the A. M. and P. M. printing wheel.

Referring to the drawings, 1 2 designate two sections of a casing hinged together at one end, as at 3, and having a suitable looking device 4. at the other end. Removably placed in the casing is a frame comprising side pieces 5 6. Having bearingsin the frame is a let-off roller 7 for the paper strip 8, upon' which the transfers are to be printed. Also journaled in said frame is an impression and feed roller 9, adapted to feed the paper strip outward through an opening 10 in the casing and to insure the feeding of the strip when the parts are rotated. The roller 9 may be provided with an annular row of short teeth 11, designed to engage in the paper, and for convenience in tearing off a printed portion of the paper strip I provide the opposite walls of the opening 10 with teeth 12, against which the paper may be pressed when tearing it. The feed and impression roller has at one end a pinion 13 for engaging with a gear 14 on one end of a type-carrying cylinder 15. The type-carrying cylinder 15 has bearings in the frame comprising the side pieces 5 and 6, and on the outer end of one of the trnnnions of said cylinder is a casing 16 for a time-setting mechanism to be hereinafter described. The other end of the cylinder is supported on a shaft 17, designed to operate a route-printing device and also having supported on it a casing 18, containing the route-setting mechanism. I

Mounted to rotate looselyon acore 19 with in the cylinder 15 is a carrier-drum 20, carrying a band 21, upon which type are to be placed to indicate the months of the year. Also mounted to rotate on this core is a drum 22, upon which a band 23 is designed to engage, and still another drum 24 is mounted to rotate on the core 19 and is designed to receive a band 25. The bands 23 and 25 are designed to receive the type to indicate the dates of the month. The several bands 21, 23, and 25 are movable over a bridge-piece 26 between openings 27 28in the wall of the cylinder 15, and in line with the bands a type-bearing plate 29 is secured to the cylinder and designed to have upon it type indicating the year. The several bands 21, 23, and 25 may be set as desired by means of a suitable instrument for turning them, such as a knifeblade or the like, after removing the cylinder 15 from the case. Also secured to the outer side of the cylinder and extended circumferentially thereof is a type-plate 30, upon which type are arranged to print the name of the railway company,the word Time,andNo. 1, the word Time being in line with the time and meridian ty-pe,as indicatedin Fig.11.

Mounted to rotate on a stud 31, extended from an end of the cylinder and eccentric to the axis of the cylinder 15, is a route-typecarrying wheel Upon this wheel 32 suitable type will be placed for printing the several routes. The periphery of this wheel or a portion thereof extended through an opening in the cylinder 15 will been a plane with the periphery of said cylinder, so that the exposed type will be in position to print upon the strip as it is fed upon the machine. On the hub of the Wheel 32 is a pinion 33, meshing with a pinion 31 on the shaft 17, and on the outer end of this shaft, within the casing 18, is a pointer 35, movable over a dial 36, secured in the casing, and upon which are printed the different routes. Forward of this dial 36 may be placed a crystal or glass 37. Secured to the shaft 17, within the casing 18 and rearward of the dial 36, is a ratchet-wheel 38, which is engaged on its periphery by a segmental spring 39, arranged in the casing 18 and having its greater portion bearing on the inner periphery thereof. From this spring dog or setting device a finger-piece 40 extends outward through a segmental slot 41 in the wall of the casing. A spring-yielding holding-dog 42 is secured at one end to the inner side of the casing 18 and at its free end engages with the ratchet-wheel 38 to prevent a rearward motion thereof.

In setting the wheel 32 the finger-piece 410 is to be moved along the slot ll in a direction to rotate the ratchet-wheel 3S, consequently rotating the shaft 17 and the gear 34, which imparts rotary motion to the wheel 32. lhen as the spring-dog 39 may move freely in the casing the finger-piece=i0 may be moved back to its initial or starting position to engageits end with another tooth of the ratchet-wheel without imparting backward movement to the ratchet-wheel, because the ratchet-wheel is held by the dog 42. The pointer 35 will indicate on the dial 36 when the proper type on the Wheel 32 shall have been moved to proper or printing position.

Extended eccentrically through the cylinder and through the core 19 is a time-wheelsetting shaft 5L3. On the outer end of this shaft 43 and within the casing 16 is a pinion 41, meshing with a pinion 45, which in turn meshes with a gear-wheel 46, having a pinion connection with a gear-wheel 1-7 on a hollow pintle 48, which extends outward through a dial 49 and has connected to it the hourhand 50. The minute-hand 51 has its pintle extended through the hollow pintle -18, and the said min ute-hand pintle has a pinion connection with the wheel 46. The dial 49 is similar to that of a clock-dial-that is, it is marked off with hours and fractions thereof. The inner end of the shaft 43 has a bearing in a bracket 52, secured to the inner side of the cylinder 15, and rigidly secured to said shaft, adjacent to said bracket, is a time-wheel 53, upon which the minute-printing type are placed, and loosely mounted on said shaft 4-3,

at the side of the wheel 53, is a time-carrying wheel 5a, upon which type are placed to print the hour of the day. Obviously the minutewheel 53 must make one complete rotation before the hour-Wheel 54; is moved through one space or from one hour to another. As a means for causing such movement I employ a pin 55, movable through a hole in the web of the wheel 53 and adapted to engage, when the Wheel is in proper position, in a notch formed in the edge of the hour-Wheel 54. On its outer end this pin 55 is provided with a cam-block 56, and the pin is held normally outward by means of a spring 57, secured at one end to the cam-block and at the other end to the web of the wheel 53. lhe camblock is designed to be engaged by an arm 58, extended from the bracket 52, as will hereinafter appear.

Mounted to rotate on a stud extended from the cylinder is an A. M. and RM. carrying wheel 59, which may be prevented from backward movement by means of a spring secured at one end to the cylinder 15 and adapted to engage at its free end in semicircular notches (50, formed in the side of the wheel 59, and it may be here stated that the Wheel 32 may have a similar retarding device. The inner face of the wheel 59 is provided with transverse channels 61 62, each one of which extends entirely across the wheel 59 at right angles to the other, and the two channels communicate at the center. Adapted to be moved into this channel for the purpose of imparting a quarter-rotation to the wheel 5.) is a pin 63, mounted on a spring (5 1-, attached to the outer face of the minute-wheel 53. From this spring a pin 65 also extends through an opening in the web of the wheel 53 and is designed to be engaged by a lug (56, extended through the web of the hourwheel 51, and which at its inner side is conneeted to a ring-like spring 67, soldered to one portion of its periphery or otherwise connected to the web of said hour-wheel. This lug (36 is designed to be engaged at a certain time, as will hereinafter appear, by an inward projection 68 on the cylinder 15.

In operation, assuming that the time-printing devices are to be set or moved to indicate 12.45, the previous time having been twelve oclock, the shaft 43 is to be rotated, which will rotate the minute-wheel 53 without imparting rotation to thehour-wheel. The shaft of course is to be rotated until the proper time is indicated by the hands moving over the dial. As a means for moving the shaft a ratchet-wheel (39 is secured to said shaft within the casing 10, and this ratchet-wheel is engaged by a spring-pawl 70, movable circumferentially within the said casing and having a finger-piece 71 extended outward through a slot 72 in the wall of said casing. Similar movements of the wheel 53 will be made for all the fractions of an hour; but when the shaft 43 has made one complete rotation its pin 55 will be moved inward by means of the cam 56 and the arm 58 to engage in the notch or opening formed in the wheel 54, and thus the wheel 54 will be rotated one step to bring the type for the hour l in printing position. Upon a complete rotation of the hour-wheel, indicating that the whole twelve hours have been placed in printing position, the block 66 will engage with the projection 68, causing said block to be moved inward, so that by engaging with the pin-section it will move the pin-section 63 into one of the slots 61 or 62, so that when the time mechanism is turned by the means before described for setting itthe wheel 59 will have a one-fourth rotation imparted to it, so as to bring the proper type in position to print A. M. or P. M.

In operating the device for printing and feeding out a strip the cylinder is to be turned in the case by turning the casing 16. Upon a complete rotation of the cylinder a spring (39, secured to the casing 16, will snap into a suitable recess on the outer casing, indicating that such full rotation has been made, and of course during this rotation the ticket-strip will be fed outward as it is printed. When completely printed, it may be torn off, as before described, and the operation continued. During the rotation of the cylinder the casing 18 and the parts therein will be carried with it, the shaft 17 turning in the frame-section 5. The-dog 42 and the frictional engagement between the spring 39 and the casing will prevent the turning of the casing on the shaft unless considerable pressure is brought to bear upon it.

\Vhile I have shown feeding-pins 11 on the roller 9, it is obvious that instead thereof feeding-pins may be placed on the cylinder 15, or such pins may be placed on both the cylinder and roller.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A printing-machine comprisinga casing, a cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, drums mounted to rotate on a core in the cylinder, type-carryin g bands supported on said drum and movable over a bridge-piece in the wall of the cylinder, a shaft extended through the core and eccentrically thereof, time-printing wheels mounted on said shaft, and means for temporarily locking said printing-wheels together, substantially as specified.

2. Aprinting-machine,comprisinga casing, a cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, type carried on the periphery of said cylinder, a route-printing wheel arranged in the cylinder but eccentrically thereof, a shaft having gearing connection with the routeprinting wheel, a pointer on the outer end of said shaft, a dial over which the pointer is movable, a casing in which the dial is arranged, a ratchet-wheel on the shaft within said casing, and a spring-dog movable in the casing for operating said ratchet-wheel, sub- 65 stantially as specified.

3. A printing-machine comprising a casing, a type-carryin g cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, a route-printing wheel arranged within the cylinder, a pinion on the shaft of said route-printing wheel, a pinion engaging with the first-named pinion, a shaft extended outward from the last-named pinion, a pointer on said shaft, a dial over which the pointer is movable, a casing surrounding the shaft and supporting said dial, a ratchet-wheel on the shaft Within the casing, aspring-dog movable circumferentially in the casing and engaging with the ratchet-wheel, and a finger-piece extended from said dog through a slot in the casing, substantially as specified.

4. A printing-machine comprising a casin g, a type-carryin g cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, time-printing wheels mounted to rotate in the cylinder, date-printing bands movable in the cylinder, a route-printing wheel movable in the cylinder, a shaft having a gear connection with said route-printing Wheel, a casing surrounding the outer portion of said shaft, a ratchet-wheel secured to the shaft within said casing, and a springdog movable in said casing and engaging with the ratchet-Wheel, substantially as specified.

5. A printing-machine comprising a casing, a type-carryin g cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, a shaft extended eccentrically through the cylinder, time-printing wheels mounted on said shaft, means for automatically locking one time-printing wheel to the other, a ratchet-wheel on the outer end of said shaft, means for operating said ratchetwheel, and two time-indicating hands movable from said shaft, substantially as specified.

6. Aprinting-machinecomprisingacasing, a type-carrying cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing, a roller in the casing serving both as a feeding and impression roller, drums mounted to rotate on a core in the cylinder, and type-carrying bands supported on said drums and independently movable over a bridge-piece formed in a wall of the cylinder,

substantially as specified.

7. A printing-machine comprisinga casing, a cylinder mounted to rotate in the casing and having printing-type thereon, time-printin g Wheels arranged in the cylinder, means for rotating said wheels, an A. M. and P. M. printing wheel in the cylinder, and a pin carried by the time-printing wheels for engaging in a slot in the said A. M. and P. M. printing wheel for rotating the same, substantially as specified.

CLYDE LANDERS.

Witnesses:

FRED E. MURRY, D. F. MURRY. 

